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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been |
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elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the South |
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Central AFL-CIO Council; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in her |
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new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national AFL-CIO |
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General Board, a body that advises the governing national AFL-CIO |
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Executive Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement |
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dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of |
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America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of Southwestern |
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Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of roles, |
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including job steward, chief steward, executive board member, vice |
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president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and |
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WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member of |
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the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship |
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committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide |
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office in the organization when she was elected |
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secretary-treasurer; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as chair |
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of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her fellow citizens as a |
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member of the United Way Board of Governors and the Coastal Bend |
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Workforce Development Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to |
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achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her |
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election to this important office is confirmation of her |
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outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf of |
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working families; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election as |
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president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Coleman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 936 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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